answer to (something)
idiom
: to be the same as or match (something)
The suspect answers to the description perfectly.
Examples of answer to (something) in a Sentence
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The Nuggets need to find an answer to slowing down budding star Anthony Edwards of the Wolves.
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2024
Hoggett thinks some of the answer to stopping this exodus lies in more handsome compensation packages for bosses.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 9 May 2024
So in terms of how the government and the state is made manifest in people’s lives, the answer to that is police.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
The day-by-day breakdown of my skin patch test experience
Naturally, my top priority was getting an answer to what the hell happened to my face.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 7 May 2024
Now Troy Taylor has an answer to the Cardinal’s quarterback issues.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024
The answer to that question depends on the scale and objectives of a company’s AI project.
—John Kell, Fortune, 2 May 2024
For many Americans, especially those with a middle-class income and little savings, the answer to that question is absolutely not.
—Marc Cohen, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2024
Pintxos—the Basque answer to tapas—run the gamut from a humble toothpick stacked with anchovies and olives to a cheffy seared scallop swimming in ajoblanco and espresso vinaigrette.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 25 Apr. 2024
Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2024
Hoggett thinks some of the answer to stopping this exodus lies in more handsome compensation packages for bosses.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 9 May 2024
So in terms of how the government and the state is made manifest in people’s lives, the answer to that is police.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
The day-by-day breakdown of my skin patch test experience
Naturally, my top priority was getting an answer to what the hell happened to my face.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 7 May 2024
Now Troy Taylor has an answer to the Cardinal’s quarterback issues.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024
The answer to that question depends on the scale and objectives of a company’s AI project.
—John Kell, Fortune, 2 May 2024
For many Americans, especially those with a middle-class income and little savings, the answer to that question is absolutely not.
—Marc Cohen, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2024
Pintxos—the Basque answer to tapas—run the gamut from a humble toothpick stacked with anchovies and olives to a cheffy seared scallop swimming in ajoblanco and espresso vinaigrette.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 25 Apr. 2024
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“Answer to (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/answer%20to%20%28something%29. Accessed 14 May. 2024.
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